Meanings
nounvice chairperson (plural vice chairpersons)
plural vice chairpersons · alternative vice-chairperson
- A person who takes on the responsibilities of a chairperson in their absence; vice chair
Synonyms & antonyms
nounone ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman
Similar
Broader
presiding officer
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 副主席
- 副主席 (fùzhǔxí)deputy chairperson
Esperanto vicprezidanto
- vicprezidantodeputy chairperson
Hindi उपाध्यक्ष, उपसभापति
- उपाध्यक्ष (upādhyakṣ)deputy chairperson
- उपसभापति (upsabhāpti)deputy chairperson
Portuguese vice-presidente
- vice-presidentedeputy chairperson
Cite this entry
APA
vice chairperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vice%20chairperson
MLA
“vice chairperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vice%20chairperson. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vice chairperson,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vice%20chairperson.
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